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Open Source Software and the Corporate World

Open Source Software and the Corporate World

Sigrid Kelsey
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781605660608|ISBN10: 1605660604|EISBN13: 9781605660615
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-060-8.ch137
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Kelsey, Sigrid. "Open Source Software and the Corporate World." Software Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Pierre F. Tiako, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 2338-2345. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-060-8.ch137

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Kelsey, S. (2009). Open Source Software and the Corporate World. In P. Tiako (Ed.), Software Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 2338-2345). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-060-8.ch137

Chicago

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Open Source Software and the Corporate World." In Software Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Pierre F. Tiako, 2338-2345. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-060-8.ch137

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Abstract

This chapter discusses various ways that open source software (OSS) methods of software development interact with the corporate world. The success achieved by many OSS products has produced a range of effects on the corporate world, and likewise, the corporate world influences the success of OSS. Many times, OSS products provide a quality product with strong support, providing competition to the corporate model of proprietary software. OSS has presented the corporate world with opportunities and ideas, prompting some companies to implement components from the OSS business model. Others have formed companies to support and distribute OSS products. The corporate world, in turn, affects OSS, from funding labs where OSS is developed to engaging in intellectual property disputes with OSS entities. The consumer of software is sometimes baffled by the differences in the two, often lacking understanding about the two models and how they interact. This chapter clarifies common misconceptions about the relationship between OSS and the corporate world and explains facets of the business models of software design to better inform potential consumers.

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